This game is better then Fifa 2003, but still way below Pro Evolution Soccer 3, that deserve 10! Unfortunately only graphics and presentation cannot make for a football game, EA's FIFA is not dynamic, after few games it gets so repetitive that you can't even force yourself to play it. I have nevery liked forced presentation, and FIFA always force you their interface which is really clumsy in this game, as always menu system is really stupid. Gameplay is mixed bag. You can take the ball run towrds box, and strangely defenders will go back and back without interrupting you, but you cannot enter in the box, here they will defend amazingly, so I get most of goals from shots outside the box, and if you have a fairly decent strikers, there is 90% chance you will score. Other very hyped feature Off The Ball control is useless. Let's face it, on theory it is really nice, but first you press the button, then select the player and about time when you are trying to pass you get tackled :) If you play real life football this feature is on instinct, not thinking for 30 seconds, so idea is nice but execution is faulty. It should have been much simpler. Commentry is really annoying this time. They didn't change anything from Fifa 2003, which is really a shame. New players like in Man Utd, Kleberson, or Christino Ronaldo, are not recorded! So John Watson will never say their name. EA could have done better here, instead of saving some money. All in all nice effort by EA, but still long way to go before competing Pro Evolution Series.
Gameplay : not bad, matches go interesting, really difficult in world class mode Graphics : improved from fifa2003, players move softly, but that's all, it didn't really make some big change, it seems that EA can't do a... Read Full Review
... but is disappointing. It doesn't have much improvements. The graphics are overall pretty good and the gameplay is still the same as in the other FIFA games. The players have a few facial animations and the shirts are... Read Full Review
